Nainital was the worst hit with a total of 183 incidents reported from the district, followed by Almora with 71 incidents, Tehri with 55, Champawat with 46, Pauri with 37 and Dehradun with 31 incidents of forest fires, the official said.

He said plantation over 11.5 hectares of land and 284 trees have been destroyed in the fire incidents.

Though the annual fire season in Uttarakhand begins from February 15, there was a spate in fire incidents in May with the temperatures on the rise, Singh said.

He said the situation is under control but a spell of rain would definitely bring relief.